Hawaii Election Deepfake Law (blocked)
Hawaii Election Deepfake Law (Act 191 of 2024) — PERMANENTLY ENJOINED
Hawaii · 2024 HI Sess. Laws Act 191 (SB 2687); D. Haw. permanent injunction Jan. 30, 2026
- Status
- Blocked / in litigation
- Applies to
- Currently no one — enforcement enjoined
- Enforced by
- Hawaii Attorney General (enjoined)
Hawaii enacted a law in 2024 prohibiting materially deceptive AI-generated media of candidates near elections — but a federal court permanently enjoined it on January 30, 2026, finding it violated the First Amendment. The law remains on the books but is currently unenforceable.
Who is protected: Candidates depicted in deceptive AI election media (currently unenforced)
Legal detail
2024 HI Sess. Laws Act 191 (SB 2687); permanently enjoined Jan. 30, 2026 (D. Haw., Judge Shanlyn Park) as an unconstitutional content- and speaker-based restriction on political speech.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Enacted | July 3, 2024 |
| Citation | 2024 HI Sess. Laws Act 191 (SB 2687); D. Haw. permanent injunction Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Penalties | Enjoined |
| Topics | deepfakes · election deepfakes · AI-generated images |
| News report | Hawaii's Deepfake Law Struck Down Over Free Speech Concerns — Courthouse News |
More AI rules in Hawaii
- Hawaii AI Companion Safety Act (Act 248) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- HI SB 309 (deepfake intimate-image crime) · In effect
Related deepfakes rules elsewhere
- Arkansas Frank Broyles Act AI amendment — voice and likeness protection (2025) · In effect
- Doe v. X.AI (Grok NCII deepfakes class action) · Blocked / in litigation
- xAI v. Harwood (Grok NCII Counter-Suit 2026) · Blocked / in litigation
- Arizona HB 2133 deepfake sexual content — vetoed 2026 · Vetoed
- Arizona HB 2678 — AI-generated CSAM criminalized · In effect
- MN HF 1606 AI Nudification Ban (2026) · In effect
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